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  "title": "SpaceX launches first starship flight to orbit in key test",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/spacex-launches-first-starship-flight-to-orbit-in-key-test",
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  "published": "2026-09-28T13:35:47.000Z",
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  "summary": "Achieving a milestone for the program after the mission briefly looked at risk because an engine failed during ascent.",
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